As much as I find the idea great. The killer feature of TikTok is how easy it is to publish a video with filters and musics. Not sure how well a federated application can follow.
Then, there is TikTok algorithm which is a common critic of the app but is how you get a never-ending flow of content which isn't uninteresting enough for you to turn the app off
Then, there is TikTok algorithm which is a common critic of the app but is how you get a never-ending flow of content which isn't uninteresting enough for you to turn the app off
I think there needs to be some kind of discovery algorithm for new users with an empty feed (or even existing users who just wanna find something new) but a federated alternative doesn't need something as powerful as the tiktok algorithm to be a decent replacement. It doesn't need to surface a "never-ending flow of content" because it doesn't have a financial incentive to keep you in the app endlessly.
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Ziggurat@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 2y
As much as I find the idea great. The killer feature of TikTok is how easy it is to publish a video with filters and musics. Not sure how well a federated application can follow. Then, there is TikTok algorithm which is a common critic of the app but is how you get a never-ending flow of content which isn't uninteresting enough for you to turn the app off
Steve@communick.news · 4 pts · 2y
The filters and music are certainly doable.
I'm not sure the endless scrolling is something that should be emulated.
0x1C3B00DA@fedia.io · 4 pts · 2y
I think there needs to be some kind of discovery algorithm for new users with an empty feed (or even existing users who just wanna find something new) but a federated alternative doesn't need something as powerful as the tiktok algorithm to be a decent replacement. It doesn't need to surface a "never-ending flow of content" because it doesn't have a financial incentive to keep you in the app endlessly.
deadlyremote@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 2y
Nice! Excited to see what this looks like
GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 2y
Wow!
I hope it's like peertube that people can share bandwidth?
poVoq@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 2y
Since Pixelfed already supports that, I would assume yes.